On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for a humanitarian corridor to be established into and out of the Gaza Strip, which has been positioned under total siege by Israel.
Tarik Jasarevic, a WHO spokesman told a press briefing in Geneva, “WHO is calling for an end to the violence… A humanitarian corridor is needed to reach people with critical medical supplies.”
WHO has confirmed 13 attacks on health facilities in the Gaza Strip since escalation started following Hamas’ surprise invasion of Israel, and that its medical supplies stored there had already been used up, he added.
The United Nations human rights chief said earlier on Tuesday that the total siege of the Gaza Strip by Israel is prohibited under international law.
In a statement, Volker Turk said, “The imposition of sieges that endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law.”
